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SALUD TESORO

6 February 1915 to ???

Salud Tesoro (nee Santos) was the co-founder of the
handicraft store known as 'Tesoros'.

From a young age Tesoro managed her uncle's hat shop (Pineda's Hat
Shop) in Intramuros. However, during World War II the store was
destroyed.

In 1945, Salud (together with her husband and uncle) opened a new
store in Escolta which retailed hats from her native Bulacan and a range
of handicrafts from all over the Phlippines. The store was named
"Tesoro" which meant 'treasure' in Spanish and with time the store
become synonymous with Philippine handicrafts.